by Sarah Lynch, Special for USA TODAY

by Sarah Lynch, Special for USA TODAY

CAIRO â??Two people were killed in the Egyptian capital Wednesday amid ongoing political turmoil that has rocked the nation for days after anger boiled over into widespread unrest.

One man died after he was shot by unidentified assailants on Qasr El-Nil Bridge, which leads from an upscale Cairo neighborhood to Tahrir Square, the heart of the nation's 2011 revolt. Another man died near the Egyptian Museum in Abdel-Moneim Riad Square, Egyptian media reported citing police.

Public services remained closed for a second straight day at the U.S. Embassy, which is near Tahrir Square. The embassy said it would continue to offer emergency services if needed to U.S. citizens.

At least 60 people have died since resentment clambered out of control in various cities across the country. Opposition protesters poured into the streets demonstrating against President Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood last Friday, the second anniversary of the uprising that ousted President Hosni Mubarak.

The violence comes at a difficult time in the nation's post-revolution transition as Egyptian face the hardships of worsening economic conditions.

After refusing Morsi's calls for talks between opposing political camps, Mohamed El Baradei, head of the National Salvation Front â?? the opposition coalition â?? called for a broad national dialogue with the president, the Muslim Brotherhood's party, various ministers and other political groups in hopes to resolve the crisis. The opposition wants Morsi to form a national unity government and create a commission to amend contentious articles of the Islamist-backed constitution.